Married women's autonomy and post-delivery modern contraceptive use in the Democratic Republic of Congo

• Main Authors: Yuji Sano (Author), Roger Antabe (Author), Kilian Nasung Atuoye (Author), Joseph A. Braimah (Author), Sylvester Z. Galaa (Author), Isaac Luginaah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although use of modern contraception is considered beneficial in lowering maternal and child mortality rates, the prevalence of contraceptive use remains low in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study examined modern contraceptive use and its linkage to women's autonomy...